Graduate Programs
Family and Social Relations Degree Programs
Family and Social Relations Degree Programs
We offer an Honours degree, a Combined Honours degree, a General degreee, and Minors in Family and Social Relations and Sexuality.
The Honours Degree in Family and Social Relations requires a total of forty courses, and normally requires four years. You will need to take introductory courses in whichever department you want to take family, sexuality or gender courses from. You will need to choose 12 courses from these three areas, including:
a. 48-204 (Sociology of Families)
b. 48-205 (Sociology of Sexualities)
c. one of 49-214 (Gender and Culture in Anthropology)
46-240 (Psychology of Sex and Gender)
48-306 (Sociology of Women)
43-249 (Women in Canada and the United States, 1600-1870)
43-250 (Women in Canada and the United States, 1870-present)
43-251 (History of Women’s Movements in North America)
53-100 (Women in Canadian Society)
d. three courses in the family, in sexuality or in gender
family options: 48-206 (Development of Family Forms)
: 48-329 (Contemporary Families)
: 48-409 (Family, Gender and Culture)
: 48-461 (Family Law and Social Policy)
: 53-370 (Mothering and Motherhood)
sexuality options: 48-305 (Sexuality and Health)
: 48-351 (Gay and Lesbian Studies)
: 48-450 (Theories of Sexuality)
: 43-463 (History of Sexuality in North America)
: 53-310 (Women and the Law)
gender options: three from among those not chosen under (c) above, or from the list below. If not selected under (c), 53-100 must be chosen here.
48(49)-352 (Gender and International Development)
48-353 (Women, Power and the Environment)
48(49)-354 (Gender, Space and Time)
48-408 (Feminist Theory)
53-202 (Women, Race and Social Justice)
53-310 (Women and the Law)
53-370 (Mothering and Motherhood)
e. six further courses selected from those not chosen above, or from the following:
46-223 (Developmental Psychology: The Child)
46-224 (Developmental Psychology: Adolescence)
46-327 (Psychological Perspectives on Parenting)
47-117 (Meeting Human Needs Through Social Welfare)
47-118 (Meeting Human Needs Through Social Work)
48-334 (Dynamics of Interaction)
48-496 (Honours essay)
For other requirements for the degree, refer to the Undergraduate Calendar.
A Combined Honours Degree requires forty courses, fourteen specified by Family and Social Relations, together with a specialization in another subject (e.g. Anthropology, History, English, Political Science, etc.). Students should consult the other department for requirements for a Combined Honours Degree. You will need introductory courses from whichever department you want to take courses in for family, sexuality and gender. Ten courses must be chosen from these three areas, as follows:
a. 48-204 (Sociology of Families)
b. 48-205 (Sociology of Sexualities)
c. one of 49-214 (Gender and Culture in Anthropology)
46-240 (Psychology of Sex and Gender)
48-306 (Sociology of Women)
43-249 (Women in Canada and the United States, 1600-1870)
43-250 (Women in Canada and the United States, 1870-present)
43-251 (History of Women’s Movements in North America)
53-100 (Women in Canadian Society)
d. three courses in the family, in sexuality or in gender
family options: 48-206 (Development of Family Forms)
: 48-329 (Contemporary Families)
: 48-409 (Family, Gender and Culture)**
: 48-461 (Family Law and Social Policy)
: 53-370 (Mothering and Motherhood)*
sexuality options: 48-305 (Sexuality and Health)
: 48-351 (Gay and Lesbian Studies)
: 48-450 (Theories of Sexuality)**
: 43-463 (History of Sexuality in North America)*
: 53-310 (Women and the Law)*
gender options: three from among those not chosen under (d) above, or from the list below. If not selected under (d), 53-100 must be chosen here.
48(49)-352 (Gender and International Development)
48-353 (Women, Power and the Environment)
48(49)-354 (Gender, Space and Time)
48-408 (Feminist Theory)
53-202 (Women, Race and Social Justice)
53-310 (Women and the Law)*
53-370 (Mothering and Motherhood)
e. four further courses selected from those not chosen above, or from the following:
46-223 (Developmental Psychology: The Child)
46-224 (Developmental Psychology: Adolescence)
46-327 (Psychological Perspectives on Parenting)
47-117 (Meeting Human Needs Through Social Welfare)
47-118 (Meeting Human Needs Through Social Work)
48-334 (Dynamics of Interaction)
48-496 (Honours essay)
For other requirements of the degree, see the Undergraduate Calendar.
The General Degree requires a total of thirty courses, and can normally be completed in three years. Students completing a General degree can, if they have chosen courses appropriately, go on to complete an Honours or combined Honours degree. Students must complete introductory courses from the departments in which they are going to take family, sexuality and gender courses. Eight of these will be required as follows:
a. 48-204 (Sociology of Families)
b. 48-205 (Sociology of Sexualities)
c. one of 49-214 (Gender and Culture in Anthropology)
46-240 (Psychology of Sex and Gender)
48-306 (Sociology of Women)
43-249 (Women in Canada and the United States, 1600-1870)
43-250 (Women in Canada and the United States, 1870-present)
43-251 (History of Women’s Movements in North America)
53-100 (Women in Canadian Society)
d. five further courses, from among:
48-206 (Development of Family Forms)
48-329 (Contemporary Families)
48-409 (Family, Gender and Culture)
48-461 (Family Law and Social Policy)
48-305 (Sexuality and Health)
48-351 (Gay and Lesbian Studies)
48-450 (Theories of Sexuality)
48-/49-354 (Gender, Space and Time)
48-408 (Feminist Theory)
53-202 (Women, Race and Social Justice)
53-310 (Women and the Law)*
53-370 (Mothering and Motherhood)
46-223 (Developmental Psychology: The Child)
46-224 (Developmental Psychology: Adolescence)
46-327 (Psychological Perspectives on Parenting)
47-117 (Meeting Human Needs Through Social Welfare)
47-118 (Meeting Human Needs Through Social Work)
48-334 (Dynamics of Interaction)